Since 2007, One Arts Plaza has introduced a critical measure of pedestrian activity that has always been missing from the Arts District. It serves as a successful model for the district’s remaining undeveloped commercial sites. One Arts Plaza joins Dallas Arts District which acts as an advocate, steward and representative on behalf of the Dallas Arts District. In addition to serving the needs of those in the neighborhood, the Dallas Arts District Foundation has also assumed the responsibilities of the former Arts District Alliance (created in 1984 as the Arts District Friends) – educating the larger community about the benefits and resources of the district